Walking with the Enemy
A powerful new film inspired by a true story. This feature follows the heroic lives of a world leader and a young man swept up in the horrors of WWII. Both men are from Hungary--a country and German ally that had been spared the atrocities orchestrated by Hitler throughout much of Europe. As the war reaches its climax, Germany begins to doubt the loyalties of the Hungarian leadership-in particular Regent Horthy (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley). The Regent tries to navigate his country between the growing terror of Nazi Germany and the oppressive threat of communist Russia. He is ultimately faced with ceding power to another political party or accepting the execution of his son. As the crisis unfolds, thousands of his citizens are forced underground or put into ghettos. One of them is a young man named Elek Cohen (Jonas Armstrong) who is separated from his family and determined to find them. Aided by the woman he loves (Hannah Tointon), Elek disguises himself as a Nazi SS officer.
Director:
Mark Schmidt
Cast:
Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley, Hannah Tointon
Screenplay:
Kenny Golde (screenplay), Mark Schmidt
Screening Date:
Apr 05, 2014
Running Time:
126 minutes
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.0% | 22.5% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 10.0% |
“More films of this nature are necessary because the world still hasn’t learned!”
“Excellent story but so difficult to watch how horrible the situation was for the Jews.”
“Almost impossible to watch, as it should be. Thank god human beings are the top of the food chain.”
“Have seen this film often. You can substitute the color of the faces yellow, Brown, Black, Red or while it never gets better. Man’s inhumanity to man!”
“After watching WALKING WITH THE ENEMY I wonder did the film makers ever hear of a little movie called SCHINDLER’S LIST? If so, how could they have produced this pale comparison? If they have not seen Schindler’s well, that says it all. A woman next to me whispered It’s like a TV movie. Although I’ve panned this move, I so much wanted it to be a success. It is a very important and moving subject. The honest and inescapable problem is it was not created by a crew talented enough to do it justice. It was like watching THE GODFATHER as made by an Adam Sandler crew.”
“Technically remarkable, and a strory as compelling as any from that time, lest we never forget.”
“As a story it needs to be told. As a movie sort of over the top. A little too long. Heavy-handed kind of a sappy ending. It could have been written and played in a more sophisticated way. Writing could have been better. How did they get those Nazi uniforms dry- cleaned, they were buried on 2 dead bodies? Although these stories should be continued to be told best we never forget and honor the righteous. This move was too heavy handed. Production was very authentic looking. Learned something about Hungarian political history from this film. Who/what group is financing this?”
“Very hard to sit through.”
“Important subject. Maudlin execution. Good production values but smothers significant issues in cheap emotion.”
“So where’s Wallenberg?”
“It is possible to dislike the film while still respecting the story and events they are based upon. But well meaning and well-done are two different issues.”
“As a child of Holocaust survivors, I feel guilty not loving this movie but it felt like a sanitized, romanticized, fictionalized story. I wish it felt more real to me.”
“Too long, too Hollywood, too melodramatic, too clean, trite dialogue.”
“How do you tastefully portray Budapest under Eichmann? It’s hard to do a subject like this justice. This film does not.”
“This movie was excellent but hard to watch.”
“One dimensional characters, with little nuance or depth, countered by staggering production values. I’ll go for characters over special effects.”
“Incredible film, but I think most of my friends (Jewish) would not want to see it. Difficult to watch. (Painful).”
“Amateurish in every way!”
“We are so sheltered and lucky. How can we ever fathom such atrocities? What a remarkable film. Character development, history, and relationships. Choices that people had to make are impossible to deal with.”
“I found this film telling an important story, but it was overly clean and simplistic in the telling. Perhaps it’s targeting a young audience. It was too dumbed down for me.”
“Film was very interesting but the guest - not so much.”
If you'd like to know more about the film...
By now you’ve probably heard about Alice Herz-Sommer. In case you haven’t, watch her remarkable story here. #WalkingWithTheEnemy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oxO3M6rAPw&feature=youtu.be
Check out this interview with Jonas Armstrong! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAnsJVs1kBQ
"Like" the offical Walking with the Enemy facebook which includes real like pictures from events in the film along with interesting facts, awards given to cast memebers and updates about the film!! https://www.facebook.com/#!/WalkingWithTheEnemy
